Seil forms part of Nether Lorn, a region of Argyll between Loch Awe and Loch Melfort that includes the offshore islands located in the modern council area of Argyll and Bute. Eilean Dubh Mòr is to the south-west with the Garvellachs beyond, with Insh to the north west. Smaller islands surrounding Seil are its companion Slate Islands of Easdale, Torsa, Belnahua and Shuna. The island of Luing lies across the Cuan Sound to the south and beyond are Lunga and Scarba. To the west lies the sea-lane of the Firth of Lorn. Seil is separated from mainland Scotland by the Clachan Sound, which is only about 21.3 metres (70 ft) at its narrowest point. įrom Ellenabeich village looking over Easdale Sound to Scarba island in the distance.
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However, Mac an Tàilleir notes that Kilninver or Cill an Inbhir "appears to mean 'church by the river mouth', and an older form of Cill Fhionnbhair, 'Finbar's church' appears". This, he proposes, could have been a Norse interpretation of Hinba/Inbhir. Rae, equating "Hinba" with the Gaelic Inbhir, notes that the adjacent mainland parish of Kilninver means "church of Inbhir" and suggests that the derivation of "Seil" maybe of Scandinavian origin with similarities to the East Frisian place name Zijl or Syl meaning a "seep or passage of water". The Muirbolcmar (great sea bag) referred to in texts about Hinba could refer to the Seil Sound and narrows at Clachan Bridge where the "bag" captures the rapidly flowing water that floods under the bridge. Reasons include the island's association with St Brendan, its location on an inshore trade route from Antrim to the north and its suitability for a substantial settlement.
It has also been argued that Seil could be the location of Hinba, an island associated with St Columba. Seil is probably a pre-Gaelic name, although a case has been made for a Norse derivation. The island of Saponis mentioned in this list may refer to Seil. This document frequently used maps as a source of information and it has been possible to speculate about their modern equivalents based on assumptions about voyages made by early travellers 300–400 years prior to its creation. The Ravenna Cosmography, which was compiled by an anonymous cleric in Ravenna around AD 700, mentions various Scottish island names.
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Kilbrandon Church has fine examples of stained glass windows and an association with St Brendan.įast-flowing sea water under the 18th-century Clachan Bridge that links Seil to mainland Scotland The "dangerous seas" of the Firth of Lorn have claimed many lives and there are several shipwrecks in the vicinity of Seil. Today, the economy is largely dependent on agriculture and tourism. The excavations from the island's quarries were exported all over the world during the course of the next two centuries. It became part of the estates of the Breadalbane family and in the early 18th century they began to exploit the rich potential of the Neoproterozoic slate beds. Part of the kingdom of Dalriada in the 7th century, by the sixteenth century Seil seems to have been primarily agricultural in nature. The origins of the island's name are unclear and probably pre-Gaelic.
Seil has been linked to the mainland by bridge since the late 18th century. Seil ( / ˈ s iː l/ Scottish Gaelic: Saoil, Scottish Gaelic pronunciation: ) is one of the Slate Islands, located on the east side of the Firth of Lorn, 7 miles (11 kilometres) southwest of Oban, in Scotland. Wikipedia's multilingual support templates may also be used.
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